CHAPTER 4


Recording Transactions and
Adjustments and Performing Month-end
and Year-end Closing Procedures
Options A, B, and C. This chapter has three options depending upon
your previous experience with a manual version systems project called
the Systems Understanding Aid, written by the same authors as this
computerized project. Option A is for students who have not used the
Systems Understanding Aid before. Option B is for students who have
completed the Systems Understanding Aid before using Transactions
List A (Document No. 1). Option C is for students who have completed
the Systems Understanding Aid before using Transactions List B
(Document No. 1).

Your Instructor has chosen Option A for you to perform and is handing
out this set of materials as an alternative transaction set to that in the
Instructions & Assignments book included in your Computerized
Accounting Using Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics package. You are to
replace pages 4-3 through 4-24 in your Instructions & Assignments
book with these handout pages, and perform these alternative Chapter
4 transactions and procedures instead of those listed in Chapter 4 of
the book.

Option A

Introduction............................................................................4-3/4-4
Perform Maintenance for Inventory Sales Prices and Costs. . .4-4/4-5
Record December 16-31 Transactions and Perform
Related Maintenance........................................................4-5/4-12
Perform December 2001 Month-end Procedures................4-12/4-15
Record 2001 Year-end Adjusting Entries............................4-16/4-19
Print Financial Statements and Other Reports...................4-19/4-20
Perform Year-end Closing Procedures.........................................4-20
Check Figures (4 pages in Instr. & Assigns. Book)..............4-21/4-22
 Option A
Introduction

In this chapter, you will record transactions for an

existing company, Waren Distributing, Inc. for December 16-
31, 2001. [Remember that date entry boxes in Dynamics
default to your computer’s current date. Thus, you may need
to change them all back to 2001 dates for this project. It is
suggested that you change the user date in the upper right
corner of the Dynamics main window to 12/31/01. If you
forget to change the date for a transaction, you will at least
record transactions in the correct accounting period.] You will
also complete other activities commonly done with
accounting software and print several items to hand in to
your instructor.

An important difference in this assignment compared to

previous ones is the lack of detailed instructions for using
Dynamics to record transactions and perform other activities.

If, at any time, you decide that you want to start the
chapter over, you may do so by uninstalling and reinstalling
the Dynamics software following the instructions in Chapter
1. You may want to do so if you have made errors that are
too difficult to correct or if you believe that you do not
understand the material in this chapter.

If you uninstall and reinstall the Dynamics software, all

previously installed Dynamics software and related data files
are deleted. Assuming that you backed up the data files for
Chapters 2 and 3 (Jackson Supply Co.), you can restore your
data files for either or both chapters by following the
instructions in Chapter 1.

In recording the transactions and performing the other

activities for Waren Distributing, Inc., you will need four
things:

1. Information in this chapter. The material

instructs you what to record or do.
2. Reference Summary Card. Use this to locate the
appropriate pages in the Reference book for
recording transactions or doing other activities.

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3. Reference book. Open the Reference book to the
appropriate pages for the transaction you are
recording or other activity you are doing and follow
the instructions. In some cases, you will not have
practiced using a Reference book section. You
should not be concerned about this lack of practice.
4. Dynamics software.
 Waren Distributing, Inc. is a wholesaler that sells small
appliances. Waren’s accountant has recorded all transactions
for the year ended 12-31-01 through December 15, 2001
using Dynamics. For this assignment, you will do the
following using Dynamics:

• Perform maintenance for inventory sales prices and

costs.
• Record December 16-31 transactions and perform
related maintenance.
• Perform December 2001 month-end procedures.
• Record 2001 year-end adjusting entries.
• Print financial statements and other reports.
• Perform year-end closing procedures.

Perform Maintenance for Inventory Sales Prices and Costs

The price and cost list on the next page reflects the
current selling prices and costs for Waren’s twelve products.
Waren purchases all products for resale from one vendor,
Super Electric Company. Waren sells each inventory item at
the same price to all customers. A new price and cost list is
prepared each time there is a change in an item’s cost or
selling price.

In this section, you will compare the selling price and cost
of each product to the amounts included in Dynamics and
update Dynamics for any differences.

Browse Button Hint

For efficiency in moving through the inventory items, you

may use the browse buttons at the bottom left of the window.
Use the browse button to the far left to move to the first
record in a list. When finished with that record, use the
browse button directly to the right of center to move to the
next record in the list. If needed, the browse button directly
to the left of center moves to the previous record in the list
and the one on the far right moves to the last record in the
list. These browse buttons are available in all windows
involving multiple record files.

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 If you are not already working in Dynamics, open the
Dynamics program.
 Open Waren Distributing, Inc.
 Perform maintenance for inventory sales prices and costs
for each inventory item, following the guidance on page
132 of the Reference book. Be sure to save each
inventory item changed before proceeding to the next
inventory item.
 PRICE AND COST LIST
AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2001

Item Description Cost Selling Price

No.
AC-40 Alarm Clock $15.00 $ 22.00
B-28 Blender 38.00 54.00
CM-15 Coffee Maker 39.00 60.00
CO-22 Can Opener 16.00 24.00
EFP-510 Electric Frying 29.00 40.00
Pan
EK-48 Electric Knife 18.00 27.00
FP-2 Food Processor 90.00 140.00
HD-21 Hair Dryer 19.50 27.50
I-52 Iron 24.00 34.00
M-24 Mixer 25.50 36.00
SD-21 Smoke Detector 17.00 26.00
T-104 Toaster 27.00 38.00

After you complete inventory sales price and cost

maintenance, the Dynamics files will contain the correct
default sales price and cost for each inventory item. These
sales prices and costs are used for all purchases and sales of
inventory between December 16 and December 31, 2001.

Record December 16-31 Transactions and Perform

Related Maintenance

The transactions on pages 4-7 to 4-12 for December 16

through December 31 should be dealt with in the order listed.
Some of the transactions must be recorded whereas others
require only maintenance.

In dealing with each transaction or maintenance task, the

information you have already learned about Dynamics during
Familiarization and Practice are used. You should use the
Reference book and information from prior chapters to the
extent you need it. Also, if you want to check whether
information was recorded, it is easy to determine by using the
Inquiry function.

Recall that most transaction entry windows in Dynamics

provide access to an additional window for entering general
ledger account distributions. All default general ledger

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distribution accounts are correct for Waren’s December 16-31
transactions unless otherwise noted on pages 4-7 to 4-12.
 The following is background information that you will need to record
Waren’s December 16-31 transactions.

Bank

Waren uses only one bank, First American Bank & Trust, for all
deposits and checks, including payroll.

Credit Terms for Waren Distributing

Waren requires most of its customers to prepay for goods ordered.

For these cash sales, the customer sends a check with its purchase
order and Waren ships the merchandise. All trade discounts are already
factored into the price list. Only a few favored customers with long-
standing relationships with Waren and who buy larger quantities are
granted credit. These favored customers receive the following cash
discount for early payment: 2/10, Net 30.

Waren receives a similar cash discount from its main inventory

supplier, Super Electric Company (2/10, Net 30). No cash discount is
offered by Chicago Office Supply, whose invoices are payable upon
receipt. All discount terms have already been included as default
information in Dynamics.

Sales Tax for Waren Distributing

Waren Distributing makes only wholesale sales, which are exempt

from state sales tax. Because Waren purchases all of its inventory for
resale, there is also no sales tax on its inventory purchases. Sales tax of
four percent applies to office supplies and fixed asset purchases. The
correct sales tax percentages have already been included as default
information in Dynamics.

Inventory Method

Waren uses the perpetual inventory method. All purchases of

inventory are debited directly to the inventory account. Cost of goods
sold for each sale is calculated automatically by Dynamics. Waren
conducts a year-end physical inventory count and adjusts the perpetual
inventory records as necessary. You will make those adjustments later.

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 WAREN DISTRIBUTING TRANSACTIONS FOR DECEMBER 16-31,
2001

 Record each of the following transactions (#1-16) using Dynamics.

• Hints are provided in boxed areas like this.

Use care in recording each transaction. At a minimum, you

should follow each step in the Quick Reference Table for each
transaction. It may take slightly more time, but it will almost certainly
help you avoid serious errors. Find the appropriate Quick Reference
Table for each transaction or other activity by using the Reference
Summary Card.

Transaction# December

1 17 Prepare a purchase order: Ordered the following inventory

on account from Super Electric Co., Housewares Division,
using purchase order No. 335. The goods will be received at
the warehouse at a later date. The purchase order total is
$19,875.

Uni Item # Description

ts
125 CO-22 Can opener
275 EFP-510 Electric frying
pan
175 EK-48 Electric knife

2 17 Receive a miscellaneous cash receipt and make a bank

deposit: Borrowed and deposited $70,000 from First
American Bank & Trust by issuing a two-year note payable.
Check No. 545 for $70,000 was received and deposited.

• The credit portion of the transaction should be posted to

account #21000, Notes Payable.

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 • After recording the cash receipt, record the deposit into
the bank on the same day using the Bank Deposit Entry
window (see pages 46-49 of the Reference book).

3 18 Make a credit sale: Received customer purchase order No.

TX20901 in the mail from Fritter Appliance, approved their
credit, prepared invoice No. 730 totaling $6,210, and shipped
the goods from the warehouse. All goods ordered were
shipped as follows:

4 20 Change an employee record (employee maintenance):

Increased employee salary and wage rates, effective
December 16. For hourly employees, overtime is paid at 1.5
times the regular hourly rate. There were no changes in filing
status or withholding allowances.

Employee New Salary/Wage

Rate
Ray Kramer $2,450, semimonthly
Jim Adams $9.70 per hour
Nancy Ford $8.50 per hour

• Remember to use the Go To button (below the close

button) in the Employee Maintenance window to access
the Employee Pay Code Maintenance window.
• You will make a total of five pay rate changes for the
three employees, including overtime pay rates: two
each for the two hourly employees and one for the
salaried employee. Save each pay rate change after
entering it.
• When asked, “Do you want to roll down this rate change
to all pay codes based on this pay code?”, click “No”.
• Remember to use the browse buttons to move through
the employee records.

5 22 Receive goods from a purchase order: Received

merchandise from Super Electric as listed on purchase order

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 No. 335, along with invoice #18719. The payment terms on
the invoice are 2/10, Net 30. All merchandise listed on the
purchase order was delivered in good condition and in the
quantities ordered, except that only 75 can openers (Item No.
CO-22) were received. The total of the invoice is $19,075.
The goods were placed immediately in the inventory
warehouse.

• Be sure to select “Shipment/Invoice,” not “Shipment” in

step B of the quick reference table.
• Be sure to do step G, click the Auto-Rcv button.
6 22 Collect an outstanding account receivable and make a
bank deposit: Received check No. 6401 for $1,681.68 from
Hanover Hardware for payment in full of sales invoice No.
729, and deposited the check. The early payment discount
taken by Hanover was $34.32.

• After recording the cash receipt, record the deposit into

the bank on the same day using the Bank Deposit Entry
window (see pages 46-49 of the Reference book).

7 22 Write-off an uncollectible account receivable: Received

legal notification from Benson, Rosenbrook and Martinson,
P.C., attorneys at law, that Okemos Housewares had filed
bankruptcy and is unable to pay any of its outstanding debts
to its suppliers. The $850 balance remaining on invoice #718
should therefore be written off as uncollectible. Waren uses
the allowance method for recording bad debt expense.

8 24 Receive goods on a sales return: Bertram Appliance

returned 25 electric knives and 50 mixers that were originally
purchased on invoice No. 728. The goods are to be returned
to “On Hand” status. Waren previously authorized Bertram
Appliance by phone to return the goods for credit against their
account balance. Bertram’s return request #7834 was
received with the goods. Sales return document CM 42 was
issued for $2,475 and applied to invoice No. 728.

• Remember to apply sales return document CM 42 to

invoice No. 728. See steps R-Y in the quick reference
table.

9 24 Collect an outstanding account receivable and make a

bank deposit: Received and deposited check No. 1643 for

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 $3,200 from Bertram Appliance in partial payment of the
remaining amount (after sales return) on invoice No. 728.

• After recording the cash receipt, record the deposit into

the bank on the same day using the Bank Deposit Entry
window (see pages 46-49 of the Reference book).

10 24 Purchase goods or services without a purchase order:

Received freight bill No. 78219 for $510 from Interstate Motor
Freight and immediately issued check No. 257 for payment in
full. The payment terms on the freight bill are Net 30.

• Be sure to enter the payment information for check No.

257. See step I in the quick reference table.
11 24 Make a cash sale and make a bank deposit: Received
and deposited check No. 5418 for $12,625 and customer
purchase order No. 137592 in the mail from Redwood Fixtures
for a cash sale. The goods were shipped from the warehouse
and the cash sale was processed and recorded using invoice
No. C-36. All goods ordered were shipped as follows:

Uni Item # Description

ts
75 CM-15 Coffee maker
100 EFP-510 Electric frying
pans
150 HD-21 Hair dryers

• Do not forget steps N-S in the quick reference table

(enter customer’s payment information) or you will not
be able to deposit the check.
• After recording the cash sale, record the deposit into the
bank on the same day using the Bank Deposit Entry
window (see pages 46-49 of the Reference book).

12 26 Receive goods from a purchase order: Received, and

recorded as an expense, office supplies from Chicago Office
Supply as listed on purchase order No. 334, which is shown as
an open purchase order in Dynamics. Chicago Office Supply’s
vendor invoice No. 2294 was received with the goods, totaling
$358.80 including sales tax of $13.80. The payment terms on
the invoice are “Upon receipt.” All supplies ordered on

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 purchase order No. 334 were received in good condition and
taken to the warehouse.

• Be sure to select “Shipment/Invoice,” not “Shipment” in

step B of the quick reference table.
• Remember to enter the sales tax amount in the Tax box
(step M in the Quick Reference Table).

13 29 Pay a vendor’s outstanding invoice: Issued check No.

258 for $18,693.50 to Super Electric for payment in full of
invoice No. 18719 for goods received December 22. The early
payment discount taken by Waren was $381.50.

14 31 Pay employees: Finished the payroll for the semimonthly

pay period December 16-31, 2001, and issued checks No.
259-261. There were 11 days in the pay period. Regular and
overtime hours for hourly employees were as follows:

Regular Overtim
Employe Hours e
e Hours
Jim 88 8.73
Adams
Nancy 88 9.09
Ford

• Follow all steps in the quick reference table on page 76

carefully.
• Read the hints on page 77 of the Reference book before
processing the December 31, 2001 payroll checks.

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15 31 Receive goods from a purchase order and add a fixed
asset record through maintenance: Received a computer
from Chicago Office Supply ordered on Waren’s purchase
order No. 332, which is shown as an open purchase order in
Dynamics. Also received vendor’s invoice No. 2305 from
Chicago Office Supply, totaling $2,288 including sales tax of
$88. The payment terms on the invoice are “Upon receipt.”
The computer was received in new and undamaged condition
in the warehouse. The estimated useful life is 5 years with no
salvage value. After it was unpacked and tested, it was taken
directly to the office. It was not paid for.

• Be sure to select “Shipment/Invoice”, not “Shipment” in

step B of the quick reference table.
• Be sure to do step G, click the Auto-Rcv button.
• Remember to enter the sales tax amount in the Tax box
(step M).
• You must enter account #10800, Fixed Assets, twice in
the Purchasing Distribution Entry window: once for the
Purchases debit (Type = PURCH) and once for the Tax
debit (Type = TAX).
• After recording the receipt of the computer, you must
add a fixed asset record for the computer using the
instructions on page 134 of the Reference book. Use an
Asset ID of 00005 and a Class ID of OFFICE when adding
the record.

16 31 Purchase goods or services without a purchase order:

Received vendor invoice No. 892 for $1,350 from the Chicago
Daily Times for newspaper advertisements Waren ran during
the Christmas season and immediately issued check No. 262
for payment in full. The payment terms on the invoice are
“Upon receipt.”

• Be sure to enter the payment information for check No.

262. See step I in the quick reference table.

It is suggested that you perform backup procedures for Waren

Distributing, Inc. before proceeding, to reduce the potential for having
to reenter the transactions.

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 Perform December 2001 Month-end Procedures

Because many of Waren’s month-end procedures are

done automatically by Dynamics, the only month-end
procedures you will need to perform are:

• Accrue monthly unemployment taxes.

• Prepare the December bank reconciliation.
• Post December 16-31 transactions to the general
ledger.
• Perform accounts receivable aging and print a
customer monthly statement.

Accrue Monthly Unemployment Taxes

Unemployment taxes for Waren’s employees are

imposed on the first $7,000 of wages paid during the year.
The state unemployment rate (SUTA) is 2.7% and the Federal
unemployment rate (FUTA) is 0.8%. As of December 2001,
only one of Waren’s employees, Nancy Ford, remains subject
to unemployment taxes. Dynamics calculates both SUTA and
FUTA automatically when monthly payroll reports are run.
Complete the following steps to record the monthly SUTA and
FUTA entry for Waren:

 Click Reports ➜ Payroll ➜ Month-End to access the

Month-End Payroll Reports window.
 Select December in the Month box.
 Click both the FUTA Tax and SUTA Tax check boxes in the
Post Liabilities portion of the window so that both check
boxes are marked.
 Click the Process button in the lower right corner of the
window.
 Click Yes twice when asked if you are sure you want to
post the liabilities. Several processing windows will flash
across the screen during the unemployment tax
calculations.
 When the last processing window disappears, review and
then close the Screen output windows for both the
Monthly FUTA Posting Register and the Monthly SUTA
Posting Register.

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 Prepare the December Bank Reconciliation

Check Figure for Your Cash Balance

Before starting the December bank reconciliation, be

sure that your cash balance is correct by completing the
following steps:

 Click Inquiry ➜ Financial ➜ Checkbook Register to open

the Checkbook Register Inquiry window.
 Select FIRST (First American Bank & Trust) in the
Checkbook ID box.

Review the contents of the Current Balance box. The

balance should be $75,346.48. If it is not, the first thing to
check is whether you remembered to record a bank deposit
for transactions #2, 6, 9, and 11. If you forgot to record any
or all bank deposits, record them now following the Reference
book instructions on pages 46-49.

If you have recorded all bank deposits and your cash

balance is still wrong in the Checkbook Register Inquiry
window, return to the December 16-31 transactions to locate
and correct any other errors before starting the bank
reconciliation. When your cash balance is correct, continue
with the requirements that follow.

Bank Reconciliation Information, Process, and Printing

As you process through the December reconciliation

steps (computer symbols), do them in order and do not click
on the Reconcile button until told to do so. You will need to
print some reports first, and those reports will not be
available after you click on the Reconcile button.

The following information is taken from the December

bank statement and the November bank reconciliation, none
of which is included in these materials (see top of next page
also):

• The December 31, 2001 bank statement balance is

$84,776.98.

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 • The following checks have not cleared the bank as of
December 31: check #s 217, 257, 258, 259, 260,
261, and 262.
• The December 24 cash receipts from Bertram
Appliance and Redwood Fixtures have not cleared the
bank as of December 31.
• A service charge of $28.50 is included on the
December bank statement. Note: The bank service
charge should be posted to account #41000 – Other
operating expense.

Prepare the December bank reconciliation, but do not

click the Reconcile button yet (step R in the quick
reference table on page 100 of the Reference book)
because you need to print the reconciliation first. The
cutoff date for the bank reconciliation is December 31,
2001.
 When the reconciliation is correct, click File ➜ Print to
open the Print Reconciliation Reports window.
 Remove the check marks next to the following reports
so that they do not print: Bank Adjustments Edit List and
Marked Transactions Report. Then click the OK button. A
Report Destination window will open for the first checked
report, Reconciliation Edit List.
  Click OK. Next you will get the Report Destination
window for the Outstanding Transactions Report.
 Click OK. This will bring up the screen output for the
first report selected, Reconcile Journal.
   Click the print button in the top left corner of this
window to print the reconciliation. Click OK at the next
window asking about number of copies. Close the screen
output window.
 Repeat the previous step for the next output screen to
come up, Outstanding Transactions Report.
 Review your printed output for accuracy and
acceptability. These reports will be handed in to your
instructor along with year-end reports.
 Click the Reconcile button in the Select Bank
Transactions window (step R in the quick reference table
on page 100 of the Reference book).

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 Post December 16 – 31 Transactions to the General ledger

Waren’s accountant posted all transactions to the

general ledger through December 15, 2001. You are to post
the December 16-31 transactions to the general ledger.

   Post the December 16-31 transactions using the

instructions in the Reference book on pages 148-151.
Although you have not practiced posting, it is easy to do
when following the Reference book.

Age Accounts Receivable and

Print Customer Monthly Statements

Before customer monthly statements can be prepared,

you must perform the Dynamics aging routine for accounts
receivable. Before you do so, read the Age Accounts
Receivable and Print Customer Monthly Statements Overview
on page 152 of the Reference book.

 Complete the accounts receivable aging process as of

12-31-01 for Waren, (steps A-E in the quick reference table
on page 152).

At the end of each month, Waren sends monthly

statements to all customers with an outstanding balance. For
this section, you are to print a hard copy of the December
monthly statement for Bertram Appliance.

 Print a hard copy of the December monthly statement

for Bertram Appliance, using the Reference book
instructions on pages 155-156 (steps F-N in the quick
reference table on page 152).

Print a General Ledger Trial Balance for

Check Figures Prior to Year-end Adjusting Entries

The trial balance on page 4-21 shows the correct

balances in all general ledger accounts after the December
month-end procedures are completed.

 Select a general ledger trial balance (quick summary)

for Waren and print a hard copy of the 12-31-01 balances
using the Reference book instructions on pages 158-163
and the Select Reports section of the Reference Summary

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 Card. Note: Due to a small font size, you cannot view the
trial balance numbers on the screen before printing.

Compare the amounts on your printed trial balance with

those on page 4-21. If any amounts are different, return to
the December 16-31 transactions and the month-end
procedures you processed in Dynamics and make the
necessary corrections. See Appendix A in the Reference book
for error correction instructions. When all errors are
corrected, print a corrected trial balance.

When your balances agree with those on page 4-21, go

to the next section where you will record year-end adjusting
entries.

Record 2001 Year-end Adjusting Entries

The next step at the end of an accounting year before

printing output is to record year-end adjusting entries. The
following are the types of year-end adjustments required for
Waren:

• Physical inventory adjustment

• Depreciation expense (calculated by Dynamics)
• Accrued interest payable
• Bad debt expense and allowance
• Cost of goods sold
• Federal income taxes

Each of the year-end adjustments is explained in a section

that follows. Perform the procedures in the order listed.

Adjust Perpetual Inventory Records

The physical count taken on December 31 indicated that

there were disagreements between the physical count and
the perpetual records for certain items. Management is
concerned about these inventory differences, but knows that
the physical count is accurate. Thus, the current perpetual
records must be adjusted as follows to agree with the
physical count:

Quantity on Quantity per

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Item Description Perpetual Physical Count
No. Records
CO-22 Can opener 29 30
8 1
EK-48 Electric knife 32 31
2 7
SD-21 Smoke 16 15
detector 1 1

 Record the inventory adjustments in Dynamics following

pages 94-98 in the Reference book.

Depreciate Fixed Assets, Perform Other Fixed Asset

Procedures, and Post Transactions to the General Ledger

Depreciation expense is calculated automatically by

Dynamics through the Depreciation Process Information and
the General Ledger Interface windows. Although you haven’t
practiced depreciating fixed assets, the process is not
difficult.

  Complete steps A through O in the Quick Reference

Table on page 140 of the Reference Book to depreciate
Waren’s fixed assets for the year 2001.

After the depreciation calculations are completed, you

must perform a year-end close for the fixed asset subsidiary
records. This process calculates all gains and losses for the
year, as well as prepares the subsidiary records for the
following year.

  Complete steps P through T in the Quick Reference

Table on page 140 of the Reference Book to perform year-
end closing procedures for fixed assets.
 After performing the year-end closing procedures for
fixed assets, post the inventory adjustment, depreciation
expense, and other fixed asset year-end entries to the
general ledger through the Series Posting window (see
pages 148-151 of the Reference book). Note: This step is
not necessary for the remaining year-end adjustments
because they are all prepared using the Transaction Entry
window, which posts directly to the general ledger.

After the inventory, depreciation, and other fixed asset

year-end adjusting entries are posted to the general ledger,

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 you should record the remaining four year-end adjusting
entries through the Transaction Entry window. Treat each
entry as a separate transaction.

 Record each of the remaining four year-end adjusting

entries by preparing a general journal entry in Dynamics
(see Reference book pages 88-92) using the information
provided in the next four sections.

Accrued Interest Payable

Recall from transaction #2 on page 4-7 that Waren has a

$70,000 two-year note payable to First American Bank &
Trust dated December 17, 2001. The stated annual interest
rate on the note is 11%. The terms of the note payable call
for the following payments:

• $7,700 interest payments on 12-17-02 and 12-17-03

• $70,000 principal payment on 12-17-03

Interest accruals are calculated using a 365-day year

with the day after the note was made counting as the first
day. General ledger account numbers for the journal entry
are: #40800 (Interest expense) and #20900 (Interest
payable). Show your calculation below:

Bad Debt Expense and Allowance

Bad debt expense is estimated once annually at the end

of each year as 1/5 of one percent (0.002) of net sales and is
recorded in the general journal as of December 31. The
“allowance” method of recording bad debt expense is used.
General ledger account numbers for the journal entry are:
#40900 (Bad debt expense) and #10300 (Allowance for
doubtful accounts). Show your calculation below:

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 • Use the Reports function in Dynamics to determine
annual net sales from the income statement. Be sure
the current date on the Dynamics main window is
12/31/01 before opening the report window (click
on date, then change date on pop-up window).

Cost of Goods Sold

Dynamics automatically debits cost of goods sold and

credits inventory for the product cost for each sale. Waren
treats purchase discounts taken and freight-in as a part of
cost of goods sold, but records them in separate accounts
during the accounting period. Therefore, these two accounts
must be closed to cost of goods sold (account #30400):
purchases discounts taken (#30700) and freight-in (#30800).

• Before preparing the general journal entry, use the

Inquiry function in Dynamics to determine the balance in
each account being closed to cost of goods sold (Inquiry
➜ Financial ➜ Summary, then review the contents of the
Total box for each account to be closed).

Federal Income Taxes

Assume that corporate income tax rates for 2001 are:

15% of the first $50,000 of income, plus 25% of the next
$25,000 plus 36% of all income over $75,000. General ledger
account numbers for the journal entry are: #40700 (Federal
income tax expense) and #20700 (Federal income taxes
payable). Show your calculation below:

• After all other adjusting entries are recorded, use the

Reports function in Dynamics to determine pre-tax
income from the income statement for the calculation of
federal income tax expense. Be sure the current date
on the Dynamics main window is 12/31/01 before
opening the report window.

Print a General Ledger Trial Balance for

Check Figures After Year-end Adjusting Entries

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 The trial balance on page 4-22 shows the correct
balances in all general ledger accounts after the year-end
adjusting entries are recorded.

 Select a general ledger trial balance (quick summary)

for Waren and print a hard copy of the 12-31-01 balances.
This report will be handed in to your instructor along with
year-end reports.

Compare the balances on your printed trial balance with

those on page 4-22. If the amounts on your printed trial
balance are different, return to the year-end adjusting entries
and make the necessary corrections before printing a
corrected trial balance. See Appendix A in the Reference
book for error correction instructions. When your balances
agree with those on page 4-22, go to the next section where
you will print financial statements and other reports.

Print Financial Statements and Other Reports

All entries have now been recorded.

 Print the following standard reports using the Reference

Summary Card (see top of next page). For the two
financial statements, be sure the current date is
12/31/01 before requesting the report.

• Balance sheet
• Statement of income and retained earnings
• General journal (cross-reference report by journal
entry) for December
• Account receivable aged trial balance
• Accounts payable aged trial balance
• Inventory stock status report as of 12-31-01
• Employee earnings register for 2001
• Depreciation ledger

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    Print the following custom reports for December,
following the instructions on pages 164-168 of the
Reference book.

• Sales listing
• Cash receipts listing
• Purchases listing
• Check listing
• Payroll listing

Hand in all reports to your course instructor, including

the bank reconciliation reports, the customer monthly
statement for Bertram Appliance, and the quick summary trial
balance after year-end adjustments that you printed in
previous sections.

Perform Year-end Closing Procedures

After all reports are printed, the next step is to close the
general ledger for the current year. The closing process in
Dynamics closes all income statement accounts to the
retained earnings account and sets up the new fiscal year for
Waren.

 After all output is printed and determined to be

satisfactory, complete the year-end closing procedures
described in the Reference book on pages 170-173. Keep
in mind that once you perform closing procedures, you can
make corrections only to balance sheet accounts.

All procedures are now complete for this chapter. Now that you have
completed Chapter 4, you should back up your data file for Waren
Distributing, Inc. following the instructions in Chapter 1.

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